Example sentences of "could not be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the climate of the Third Reich itself , it goes without saying that the barrage of Nazi propaganda could not be without effect in extending and deepening already prevalent anti-Semitic attitudes . |
| 2 | There was the Honble Freddie Moore , leaning forward eagerly , his turn to speak to her ( it could not be about that ; it must not be ) , ‘ is it true that George Edwardes is after you , and means you to star in his next … . |
| 3 | They missed the train connection in Glasgow which meant that they could not be at the hotel by seven o'clock . |
| 4 | In the case of the atom , this meant that in its lowest energy state the electron could not be at rest in the nucleus because , in that case , its position would be exactly defined ( at the nucleus ) and its velocity would also be exactly defined ( to be zero ) . |
| 5 | Anne Diamond explained that she could not be at Torquay because of programme commitments and what she called ‘ another thing ’ , patting her midriff to show that she was heavily pregnant . |
| 6 | Unfortunately the outgoing Master Fellow , could not be at conference because of the serious illness of her sister , so the installation was conducted by her predecessor , . |
| 7 | She could not be to Pen as Minnie was to Miss Arabel since there was a mother in between but she had a great desire to see her former charge treat her as freely when he reached manhood . |
| 8 | So thank you very much indeed , and we now move on to , briefly to Earlier on our progr in our programme we received that Tony could not be with us today , but we are delighted to welcome in his place Sir Leonard I B M's Director of Personnel and Corporate Services . |
| 9 | The Governor , Sir David Wilson , has argued for a general ‘ right of entry ’ to Britain — though such a ‘ right ’ could not be of much value if it were not ordinarily convertible into full citizenship . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't say the man could not be of the highest value , if he did not ruin everything he touches with his implacable spleen . |
| 11 | Nor would there be any point in living in such a village unless one were largely prepared to conform to its public mores since otherwise one could not be within the community in any real sense . |
| 12 | And there was no reason why NoS could not be like the Sun and still talk to the left . |
| 13 | ‘ Why — because , though at any other time I could perhaps let my feelings have their head , this time , for a reason I simply was n't seeing then , I just knew that it could not be like that with you . ’ |
| 14 | Therefore he needed to be in London and could not be in Cuddesdon . |
| 15 | You could not be in the room next to mine , but you were in the same city , coming towards me , turning the corner of the square , entering the same street ! |
| 16 | Just across the road from the beach of Palma nova as well as all the shops and restaurants along the sea front , this friendly hotel could not be in a better place for all the attractions Palma Nova has to offer . |
| 17 | All she really wanted , if she could not be in his presence , was to be left alone so that she could recall and relive in her mind every moment of that morning 's encounter , and dream about what the future might hold for her . |
| 18 | Palace have won just once in the Premier League all season and could not be in worse shape to face Liverpool tonight in the Coca-Cola Cup as they attempt to exorcise the haunting memory of their 9-0 Anfield thrashing in 1989 . |
| 19 | Again , when Jews were refused ordination in the national protestant church in Germany during the Third Reich , the church split , for there were those who said that on principle ( whatever might be the case in the state ) this could not be in the church . |
| 20 | Surely , surely Pegg could not be in pursuit of Araminta ? |
| 21 | ‘ Then there would have been bloodshed , for I tell you I could not be in the same house with them and keep my temper . |
| 22 | The district health authority could not be in a better position because it allowed the situation to drift . |
| 23 | as if , like her , he could not be in her company without remembering . |
| 24 | Muhtarram is also on a ‘ high ’ and would appear to be a big danger to Opera House although Dermot Weld reports that Market Booster who also goes for the Arc ‘ could not be in better form . ’ |